Reports on whistleblowing website ‘Everyone’s Invited’ have revealed a toxic culture of sexism and misogyny in Britain’s schools, particularly prevalent in elite institutions – a reflection of the oppression intrinsic to capitalism.
Debates are taking place inside Black Lives Matter UK about how to take the movement forward. To advance the fight against racism, we need a united struggle based on class-based demands and a clear socialist programme.
Keir Starmer is rapidly losing support on both sides of the Labour Party. Nevertheless, pushed on by Blairites such as Peter Mandelson, he is ramping up the flag-waving and appeals to business. The left must mobilise to show Starmer the door.
Recent polling shows that Labour is heading for disaster in the upcoming May elections. At the same time, there is strong support for left-wing policies. It is time for the unions to flex their muscles and take the fight to the right.
Prince Philip has died. Unsurprisingly, the establishment has taken the opportunity to lavish praise upon this infamous bigot, and to promote patriotic flag-waving. We say: Abolish the Monarchy! Topple this rotten reactionary relic!
The government’s report into racism in Britain is a slap in the face to the BLM movement. The Tories are cynically attempting to play white and black workers off against one another. We need united class struggle to topple their racist system.
Recent comments by Tory Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab have let the mask slip, revealing the cynical attitude of the ruling class towards human rights. Only socialist internationalism can protect the working class – at home and abroad.
Over the weekend, demonstrations took place across the country in defence of the right to protest. The labour movement must channel this energy into a mass campaign – to smash these latest laws, and to bring down this whole rotten government.
Things are heating up in Scotland as elections approach. Former SNP leader Alex Salmond continues to clash with his successor, and has formed a new party. Holyrood and Westminster, meanwhile, are on a collision course over independence.
Boris Johnson has asserted that “greed” and “capitalism” are to thank for the UK vaccination programme’s success. This is a bad April Fool’s joke, however. In reality, capitalism’s greed has killed tens-of-thousands. We need socialist planning.
Following years of austerity and failed policies, commissioners are being sent in to run Liverpool City Council. Workers should have no trust in these Tory agents. The labour movement must fight back with a mass campaign against the cuts.
The right wing in the Labour Party is seeking to make support for proportional representation a key party policy. The left should steer clear of this establishment trap, which would only push Labour further down the path of class collaboration.